Murrysville Community Park

Scout Knob - Dog Park trail - Yellow Blaze via Don Harrison Trail - Blue Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 513 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Scout Knob - Dog Park trail - Yellow Blaze via Don Harrison Trail - Blue Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Murrysville Community Park near Franklin, PA. It climbs 513 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,043 – 1,293 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Don Harrison Trail - Blue Trail 40.46023, -79.63805
Nearest town Franklin, PA

Directions

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Scout Knob - Dog Park trail - Yellow Blaze via Don Harrison Trail - Blue Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 513 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 1,042–1,292 ft

Out & Back · Murrysville Community Park

Trailhead: Don Harrison Trail - Blue Trail · 40.46023, -79.63805

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 76°F / low 65° · precip 13% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Don Harrison Trail - Blue Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Don Harrison Trail - Blue Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right onto Red Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Don Harrison Trail - Blue Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Kitkat Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.9 miSharp right, heading NE.
  8. 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Scout Knob - Dog Park trail - Yellow Blaze, heading NE.
  10. 450 ftReach Scout Knob - Dog Park trail - Yellow Blaze, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  14. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Kitkat Trail, heading NE.
  15. 500 ftTurn left onto Don Harrison Trail - Blue Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Red Trail, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftSharp left onto Don Harrison Trail - Blue Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Don Harrison Trail - Blue Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

72% dirt6% gravel1% boardwalk21% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 76°F65°
Precip13%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity91%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:51 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Sun 74°58°
Mon 78°53°
Tue 80°55°
Wed 87°61° 43%
Thu 80°59° 43%
Fri 72°53° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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